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TIL 9 of the 10 most common birthdays in the world are in September, with conception happening in the third or fourth week of December.

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N71BP TIL the last blood libel trial (prosecuting a Jew for supposedly slaughtering a Christian child to use their blood in a Jewish ritual) was held in Kiev in 1913. After spending two years in prison awaiting trial, the defendant Mendel Beilis was eventually acquitted.
pY4ZQ TIL about the Blue Java banana, a hard cold-tolerant type of banana known to have an ice cream-like consistency and a flavor reminiscent of vanilla.
jNM9X TIL Handshakes were originally meant to make sure that the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking was meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve.
M7Gbm TIL the businessman who founded Adidas the German sportswear company was a member of the Nazi party
jdaa TIL that drinking caffeine-containing beverages can reduce the harmful effects of sun-exposure, effectively acting like an oral sunscreen